Question 13

(Multiple Choice)

Type S Streptococcus pneumoniae bacterium is lethal and will kill its host.If heat inactivated the S strain dies and becomes nonlethal.Type R Streptococcus pneumoniae is a nonvirulent strain of bacteria.What would occur if one were to inject both the R strain and heat-killed S strains into a host organism such as the mouse?


A)The S strain would be transformed into the nonvirulent R strain and kill the host.
B)The R strain would be transformed into the virulent S strain and kill the host.
C)The S strain would be transformed into the nonvirulent R strain and not affect the host.
D)The R strain would be transformed into the virulent S strain and not affect the host.
E)Neither the S nor the R strain would changE.

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